by Charles Odii Small businesses in Nigeria need to realize that they must become their own saviors. Firstly, by paying their taxes as upstanding citizens and then by holding the government accountable. September 1st, 2016 will not be forgotten quickly. At least not by the small businesses in Ikoyi, Lagos whose shops and offices were... Read More
The staff and management of Nuli Juice, a six-week old company, came to work on the first day of September, ready to earn an honest pay. They joined others including the Drug story, and Cakes and Nuts bakery – all Small and Medium scale Businesses. But they were soon confronted with the might of bulldozers... Read More
by Roqeebah Olaoniye On Sunday, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State issued a statement via the Secretary to the State government, Olatunji Bello, promising to restore the original master plan of select areas of the Lagos metropolis. How does he intend to do this? By clearing illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have... Read More
The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA), anchored by MTV Base is for the third year, hosted in South Africa. This is a big deal. Nigeria continues to not take media events seriously (government and brands) – despite the fact that media events like the MAMAs bring global attention, if not immediate investment to a country’s... Read More
It’s really frustrating when Nigeria’s leaders speak often about the power and necessity of tourism – and then do actually nothing since Donald Duke was governor to seriously engage the possibility of that potential. Because a huge part of tourism is the media – it’s the art of selling the power of your destination as... Read More
Last week on Keeping an Eye on Governor Ambode, he commissioned a new helipad for the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, commenced the training of over 2,000 youths to mark Youth day and more. This week, the governor is not relenting in his strides even as he announces the commencement of the construction of Fly-over bridge... Read More
Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode is making giant strides in Lagos state. This week on Keeping an Eye on Ambode, the governor commissioned a Helipad to facilitate medical evacuation and air ambulance transfer of patients to Trauma Centers on Thursday. Also, to mark the International Youth day on Friday, August 12, the governor revealed that... Read More
The Lagos state government announced the implementation of the Anti-street trading/hawking ban effective from July 1, 2016. This short documentary film by The Optimists on the ban of hawking and road side selling in Lagos aims, beyond mere rhetoric and debates; and beyond the wordings of the law and the high price of dissent, to take... Read More
These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. U.S. blacklist 20 Nigerian states The United States Department of State has issued a new travel warning to its citizens against travelling to some parts of Nigeria. 2. President Buhari says Ogoni clean-up will last 20 years President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, revealed that the... Read More
The Lagos state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, said that contrary to a recent poll by the African Leadership Magazine, Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, is not the best performing governor in Nigeria. According to the Lagos state PDP publicity secretary, Gani Taofik, who stated this in an interview with The Punch, the governors... Read More
Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday paid a courtesy visit to his Edo state counterpart, Adams Oshiomhole at the Government house in Benin city, Edo state. Present at the visit were the Edo state APC gubernatorial candidate Godwin Obaseki and Honourable Patrick Obahiagbon, amongst others. See photos below:
8 people, including 4 teenagers have been arraigned by the Police before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court in relation to the vandalization of 48 BRT buses during a protest against the death of a street hawker in Maryland, Lagos. After an assessment of the damage done to the buses, it was gathered that the cost of... Read More
This week on keeping an Eye on Ambode, the Governor of Lagos state unveiled the lucky student that emerged as the #OneDayGovernor of the state and meets with the winners of the Annual Spelling Bee Competition in the state. The OneDayGovernor is an initiative that gives the winner of the Annual Spelling Bee Competition the opportunity... Read More
While it is no news that the most populous coastal city in the Nigeria is Lagos state, the figure quoted by the state government to be the number of immigrants who come into Lagos daily is quite mind-boggling. According to the governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, about 86 immigrants find their ways into Lagos... Read More
My name is Chidi Okereke. It appears I am writing you this letter, knowing fully well that there’s only a very slim chance it will get to you. But I will write anyway, because, even though I campaigned vigorously for Jimi Agbaje in the 2015 elections, you won me over when you got to work... Read More
Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared that anyone caught patronizing street hawkers around the state will be punished. The governor revealed this while speaking on Your-View talk show on TV Continental on Friday. Even though street hawking is illegal in the state, it has since time immemorial been a rampant practice as well as... Read More
The Lagos state government, on Monday, announced that it will soon unleash its wrath on land grabbers, also known as ‘Omoniles’, in the state. The Akinwumi Ambode government has set up a five man Special Task Force to curb the criminal act. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, made the warning on behalf... Read More
Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode has disbanded the Caretaker Committees of the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas across the state. The Caretaker Committees were on January 5, 2015 formed by former governor of the state, Babatunde Raji Fashola and Executive Secretaries were placed in charge. Following the dissolution of the... Read More
The monthly environmental Sanitation exercise has been put on hold on Saturday by Lagos State Government This means there can be human and/or vehicular movement today. This is to enable students sitting for the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) Examination as well as the invigilators have no restriction for the slated exam, according... Read More
On this morning’s episode, Joachim MacEbong discusses Ambode’s new project, FG’s plan to put states on the right fiscal path & Nigeria to sign a visa free agreement with 8 countries. Take a listen. https://soundcloud.com/ynaijaonline/morning-devotion-episode-12
Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of spending N3.2billion in preparing for the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari fraudulently. Buhari was supposed to arrive Lagos on a 2-day working visit on Monday but he at the at the last minute canceled and delegated the Vice President,... Read More
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo who arrived Lagos from Aso Rock, Abuja this morning has commissioned the new response unit of the Lagos State Emergency Agency, LASEMA in the presence of the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Minister of Works and Power, Raji Fashola, Senator Baheeru Ashafa of Lagos East constituency among others. President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More
As the 2015 General Elections drew closer last year, one big question on the lips of many Nigerians was who will succeed Babatunde Fashola as the governor of Lagos State. Fashola was undeniably a performing governor and was celebrated as such across Nigeria and even abroad; indeed, anyone who could perform creditably managing the urban... Read More
by Chi Ibe Following our report earlier this evening that President Muhammad Buhari will not be visiting Lagos tomorrow as planned over an ear infection, the Office of the Vice President has now confirmed his absence. In a release made available to YNaija just now, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media... Read More
by Chi Ibe There are banners and all sorts of billboards across Lagos welcoming President Muhammadu Buhari to the state tomorrow. But, to hear Sahara Reporters now tell it, it is all for nothing. According to a newsflash from the website, “FLASH: @NGRPresident has cancelled his trip to Lagos over ear infection @SaharaReporters has learned.”... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari would arrive Lagos state on Monday, May 23 on a 2-day working visit on his first official visit to the state since May 29, 2015. According to the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, “this is the first time in about 15 years that a sitting President will be visiting... Read More
by Chi Ibe Just because we love seeing powerful women palling around. Oil magnate and Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija today met with Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode. She met the governor’s wife in her capacity as chief executive office of the Rose of Sharon Foundation. The meeting was to officially... Read More
In furtherance of its agitation against the increase in petrol price from N86 to N145, the National Labour Congress has taken its protests to the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. According to eyewitness reports, the protesters barricaded the road leading to the secretariat before gaining entrance and subsequently harassing government officials who did not take part... Read More
“The Oshodi you see today will be a thing of the past in the next 15 months, as a world class transport interchange will be coming up, ” says Akinwunmi Ambode, the Lagos State Governor. The Governor, on Wednesday, disclosed that the state government has plans to transform Oshodi into a world class Central Business... Read More
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